Tag: Plants

Willshire Connections in Eli D. Plants Estate

Have you ever looked through an old probate estate file, looking through the bills and receipts scribbled on little scraps of paper, paying particular attention to the names of businesses, people, and physicians? It can be quite interesting.

Tombstone Tuesday-Eli D. Plants

This is the tombstone of Eli D. Plants, located in row 12 of Duck Creek Cemetery’s old section, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Tombstone Tuesday, Francis M. Plants

This is the tombstone of Francis M. Plants, located in row 6 of the Old Section of Duck Creek Cemetery, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio…

Tombstone Tuesday-Ann E. Plants

This is the tombstone of Ann E. Plants, located in row 6 in the Old Section of Duck Creek Cemetery, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

The Origins of Chattanooga, Ohio, part 2

Last week I wrote about the origins of Chattanooga, Ohio, aka Chatt to the locals.
Some of the landowners’ names on the early plat maps in that area are familiar names to us today, while others are not.